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Re: Periodic Table in conlang

From:Padraic Brown <agricola@...>
Date:Monday, December 24, 2001, 16:29
Am 24.12.01, David Peterson yscrifef:

> In a message dated 12/23/01 2:51:05 PM, agricola@WAM.UMD.EDU writes: > > << 48 Cd cathmea 97 Cn carolonium > 49 In indea 98 Bv bafarium >> > > What happened to Berkelium and Californium, two of the many elements > discovered by Cal professors and named after UC Berkeley? :( What's > "carolonium", and does "bafarium" have some sort of relation to "barf"? > :(... Go Bears...
They were discovered in Germany... Carolonium is named for Carolus Magnus; Bafarium should be Bavarium, named for Bavaria. They came up with the Bomb; and had the facilities and scientists to continue on.
> -David
Padraic. -- Bethes gwaz vaz ha leal.